Near Limit-to-Limit Bluefin Tuna Fishing

SAN DIEGO⸺ The past couple of weeks have brought a lot of windy weather to Southern California and Northern Baja offshore waters but the unsettled sea conditions have not had much of an effect on the bluefin tuna bite as the days of fishable weather have provided near limit-to-limit bluefin tuna fishing. Recent days of bluefin fishing have been very good and have seen a high percentage of the San Diego Bay and Mission Bay overnight, one-and-a-half-day and two-day sportboat fleet returning with limits of bluefin tuna.   Most of the bluefin have been in the 25 to 60-pound range with some bigger fish up to 130 pounds. Some of the best bluefin fishing continues to be found in the dark but the daylight hours have also been productive and provided good bluefin fishing.   During the hours of dark, bluefin have been located by finding sonar marks or meter marks. Once bluefin are located, anglers have been drifting and fishing with knife jigs, flat fall jigs and sinker rigged sardines. Boats with scanning sonar have a definite advantage in locating bluefin in this style of fishing. During daylight hours bluefin stops have come from stopping on sonar marks, spots of breezing fish, spots...